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Post by patapin on Mar 25, 2018 16:58:09 GMT
Hindi Medium (2017): great! it's been a long time since I haven't seen such a good movie. Very funny, very well played (especially by Irrfan), and with an emotional ending. 8/10 Now, I wonder: what could "Medium" mean in the title? Is it to make words look like "Happy medium"?
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Post by MrB on Mar 25, 2018 17:22:57 GMT
Hindi Medium (2017): great! it's been a long time since I haven't seen such a good movie. Very funny, very well played (especially by Irrfan), and with an emotional ending. 8/10 Now, I wonder: what could "Medium" mean in the title? Is it to make words look like "Happy medium"? Hindi Medium is a common term in India for schools where lessons are delivered in Hindi, as opposed to English Medium schools, which teach in English. So "medium" means the channel through which something is delivered, while the medium in "Happy medium" means between two extremes.
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Post by patapin on Mar 26, 2018 8:00:04 GMT
Hindi Medium is a common term in India for schools where lessons are delivered in Hindi, as opposed to English Medium schools, which teach in English. So "medium" means the channel through which something is delivered, while the medium in "Happy medium" means between two extremes. Hi MrB, always here to help me. This term is really specific, I'm glad you gave me this information. Thanks! Joker (2012): funny, but maybe just for children. I enjoyed some moments. 6/10
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Post by chrisanthi on Mar 26, 2018 11:34:12 GMT
Awara: Some trivia before I say anything about the movie. In the late 50s, early 60s Bollywood movies were extremely popular in Greece; so much so that they directly influenced Greek cinema - melodramas in particular. sometimes when watching an older Bollywood film I’ll think that it could be a Greek movie but the influence was most apparent in Awara - I almost expected Vassilakis Kailas (Greece’s most popular child actor) to show up. In fact, Vassilakis Kailas’ most popular movie “The Shoe Shine Boy” has some similar plot points with Awara. Also, a lot of Hindi songs were made into Greek songs - the music was played by instruments used in Greek popular music, the arrangements were changed a bit and Greek lyrics were added (these lyrics had absolutely nothing to do with the Hindi lyrics). At some point during “Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi” I started singing in Greek and “Tere Bina Aag Yeh Chandni” sounded familiar to me - the Greek version of this song is called “Madhubala” (I’m not very familiar with this song which is why I didn’t start singing along to it).
Onto the film. The bad things first, the actress who played the mother was far too much over the top and, at times, it slipped into melodrama which was, also, too much. Having said all this, I did like the movie; I liked the social commentary and I find both Raj Kapoor to be charming and appealing. I wish that the songs were subtitled - I feel like I missed a lot by not uderstanding the lyrics.
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Post by dancelover on Mar 26, 2018 15:24:50 GMT
Piling more data (datums) onto MrB's accurate and concise response: The plural of "channel" medium is "media" as in "the News Media include the medium of daily newspapers, the medium of radio, the medium of television, and the new medium of the Internet." The medium of "between two extremes" including hot-medium-cold, big-medium-small, and fast-medium-slow does not really have a plural. If it did, then it might be "mediums." Dancelover Hindi Medium is a common term in India for schools where lessons are delivered in Hindi, as opposed to English Medium schools, which teach in English. So "medium" means the channel through which something is delivered, while the medium in "Happy medium" means between two extremes. Hi MrB, always here to help me. This term is really specific, I'm glad you gave me this information. Thanks! Joker (2012): funny, but maybe just for children. I enjoyed some moments. 6/10
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Post by dancelover on Mar 26, 2018 15:37:42 GMT
**Leela Chitnis** had been a Leading Lady from 1936 thru 1946. She might have worked opposite Prithviraj Kapoor then, before Awara, but I haven't found that she did. She did work opposite Ashok Kumar at least six times. I have summarized her career in my jodi-lists at bollywhat.boards.net/thread/396 page 3, post 11 (second half). Dancelover Awara: [snip - D] Onto the film. The bad things first, the **actress who played the mother** was far too much over the top and, at times, it slipped into melodrama which was, also, too much. Having said all this, I did like the movie; I liked the social commentary and I find both Raj Kapoor to be charming and appealing. I wish that the songs were subtitled - I feel like I missed a lot by not uderstanding the lyrics.
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Post by patapin on Mar 27, 2018 9:21:03 GMT
The plural of "channel" medium is "media" as in "the News Media include the medium of daily newspapers, the medium of radio, the medium of television, and the new medium of the Internet." The medium of "between two extremes" including hot-medium-cold, big-medium-small, and fast-medium-slow does not really have a plural. If it did, then it might be "mediums." Excellent precisions, thank you dancelover Awara: I wish that the songs were subtitled - I feel like I missed a lot by not uderstanding the lyrics. My DVD from Shemaroo has no lyrics, so I searched on the web and found a youtube version of the movie : where you can activate subs. Maybe they are well translated. If not, you can find translated lyrics there: Aa Jao Tadapte Hain Arman: Awaara Hoon Ya Gardish Mein Hoon Aasmaan: Dam Bhar Jo Udhar Munh Phere: Ek Bewfa Se Pyar Kiya: www.hindilyrics.net/translation-Awara-(1951)/Ek-Bewafa-Se-Pyar-Kiya.htmlEk Do Tin Aajaa Mausam Hai Rangin : www.filmyquotes.com/songs/2861Ham Tujhse Mohabbat Karke Sanam: www.filmyquotes.com/songs/2863Jabse Balam Ghar Aaye: www.filmyquotes.com/songs/2862Tere Bina Aag Ye Chandni: Hope it will help. I never realized that Greekish sound and the songs, thank you for having told us.
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Post by chrisanthi on Mar 28, 2018 5:16:54 GMT
patapin Thank you for the links I could talk about Greek songs and old Greek movies all day. In case you're interested, here are the links for the Greek versions of “Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi” and “Tere Bina Aag Yeh Chandni” This is the most popular song which has been taken from a Bollywood movie ("Duniya main hum aaye" from "Mother India"). The version I have linked to is from the 1990s (there is another version from the 60s). The video is from the singer's appearance on a popular 1990s comedy series; in this episode they were doing a parody of old Greek films.
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Post by patapin on Mar 28, 2018 8:47:34 GMT
patapin Thank you for the links I could talk about Greek songs and old Greek movies all day. In case you're interested, here are the links for the Greek versions of “Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi” and “Tere Bina Aag Yeh Chandni” This is the most popular song which has been taken from a Bollywood movie ("Duniya main hum aaye" from "Mother India"). The version I have linked to is from the 1990s (there is another version from the 60s). The video is from the singer's appearance on a popular 1990s comedy series; in this episode they were doing a parody of old Greek films. Hello chrisanthi, thanks for the links, I like Greek music since I saw "Alexis Zorba" when I was young. For Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi, I find nice the music, but can't stand the singer, who seems to me like doing vocal exercises, and thus the tune becomes discordant. I prefer the second one. Jaago (2004): OMG, is it a way to treat such a sensitive subject? 2/10
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Post by chrisanthi on Mar 29, 2018 5:46:08 GMT
Hello chrisanthi, thanks for the links, I like Greek music since I saw "Alexis Zorba" when I was young. For Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi, I find nice the music, but can't stand the singer, who seems to me like doing vocal exercises, and thus the tune becomes discordant. I prefer the second one. You're welcome Patapin The singer of the two songs from Awara is very popular and, whilst I like some of his songs, I can't listen to a lot of them one after the other because, to me, he sounds like he's crying/whining.
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Post by chrisanthi on Apr 16, 2018 7:07:39 GMT
A Gentleman - Originally I wasn’t going to watch this but a friend of mine said it was good so I decided to give it a go and I’m glad I did; I enjoyed it a lot; it was very pleasant and funny in parts; there were a few twists and, honestly, I should have seen the one of them coming. Jackie, I thought, looked beautiful with the shorter hair and, for once, was not a bimbo; she was very natural. Sid was really good in the action scenes - I didn’t expect it to be honest. Sid and Jackie had a relxed friendship vibe except for a few seconds during one scene. It’s always good to see Suniel Shetty. If I had to say any negatives it would be who did the clothes? Ok I can understand putting Jackie in shorts - it’s Miami ok but in one scene she was supposed to be at a work party and they had her wearing short black shorts and then she did a pole dance - no, just no. Secondly, the music: the songs ranged from mediocre to bad - thank God there were only our (including the song during the closing credits). All in all an enjoyable movie and, as my friend said, I wouldn’t mind a sequel or two.
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Post by patapin on Jun 2, 2018 5:43:27 GMT
Rustom (2016). A good movie, with many "coup de theatre", so till the end we are not sure whether Rustom killed Vikram or not, and why. From a true story, that changed the way justice was dispensed. In the real events, there was another twist, it's strange that the writer or the director didn't speak of it. 7/10
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Post by chrisanthi on Jul 7, 2018 10:53:35 GMT
Badlapur - If you want a fun, light, frothy film, this is not for you. I don’ know how I feel about this film since it’s really not my kind of film at all. I saw this because I had read that Varun was really good in this and that he completely ditches his chocolate boy persona. There are a few chocolate boy scenes but, for the majority of the film we see a Varun we haven’t seen before. I thought his performance was solid; I didn’t feel his grief but I did feel his anger, his thirst for revenge and the violence simmering just below the surface; there were times when I thought he was gonna go completely psycho and beat the living daylights out of everyone. Nawazuddin Siddiqu was excellent. I really liked Radhika Apte (Vinay Pathak’s wife), Pratima Kazmi (Nawazuddin’s mum) and Kumud Mishra as the police officer. I have a soft spot for Murli Sharma so it’s always a pleasure when he pops up in a film. I feel that this is one of those movies that I need to see again.
After Badlapur I really needed a palate cleanser so Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi it was - happy, happy, joy, joy (me after RNBDJ)
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Post by emily on Jul 14, 2018 0:43:48 GMT
Sanju! Rajkumar Hirani is such a delightful director. He treads perfectly the line between over-the-top Bollywood and more Western attitudes. It was PK, through its use of "Aasman Pe Hai Khuda," that introduced me to classic Bollywood and the likes of Sunil & Nargis and others, so this film was a treat. Ranbir did a phenomenal job; I love when the big-name actors blend so well into their parts that you forget it's them. Vicky Kaushal was great as Kamli, the BFF, Paresh Rawal was, as usual, wonderful, and Manisha Koirala brought Nargis back to life. So awesome. Just a few small flaws & dislikes but they didn't take away from my overall enjoyment.
Side note: my brother evidently forgot it was a biopic--in the ending credits song sequence, he looks over and is like, "Who's that old guy?"
Now to watch the six Raj Kapoor films I picked up in Chicago's Little India the other weekend!
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Post by patapin on Aug 7, 2018 12:46:40 GMT
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: La conclusion (2017) by S.S. Rajamouli It's somptuous! Decors, costumes, settings, props, extras... Your eyes are full of beauty. I liked the part narrating the story of Armendra (father of Mahendra), and though Prabhas was playing both characters, I think he had more presence in this role. The movie is sometimes surprising, with great ideas and inventions. Now, what I disliked: the lack of realism of many fights, it seems that the heroes are indestructible. And more than this, the bloody scenes, sometimes at the edge of sadism. I guess it's worth being seen once.
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